For Sale!

Wow, I didn't realize it's been about 2 weeks since I updated the blog. We've been super duper busy! As most of you already know, we put our house up for sale last weekend. Last week was CrAzY! Jerry & I worked most days from 8am to 11pm, sometimes 12am, and one night until 1am, with small breaks here & there. We had so much to do around here! We never realized how much JUNK we had accumulated over the 6 years we've lived here. Jackson spent most of the week with my grandparents which was a huge help to us and great fun for him! Finally after very little sleep and some severely sore bodies, our house went up on the market Friday morning. Wow, does this place look nice! We replaced all the carpet on the bottom floor with hardwood flooring and I love it so much! I'm sad to leave it behind. I'm really impressed with how this place turned out though. I'm actually quite proud of us! We did get some help from a stager but she only tweaked a few things here & there. The rest was all our hard work. We've had 2 showings already and we're keeping our fingers crossed that this coming weekend goes well. Wish us lots of luck! It's very stressful living in limbo!!!

Here are a few pix from our listing courtesy of Phil, our realtor:

This face!

OMG, I LOVE it!!!!! Those big brown eyes, those long wispy bangs, the crusty's under his nose, the slightly dirty upper lip, those little pursed lips, the hair going over his ears. I love it, I just love it! I can't get enough of this face! He's my sweet, sweet boy and I just love him to pieces!!!

Galveston, Oh Galveston!

We went to Galveston 2 weeks ago and had a great time! Jerry was sick the WHOLE time we were there with some yucky stomach virus so he wasn't able to do much. Poor guy! Jackson & I had lots of fun though with Annie & Michael. Lots of laughs, that's for sure. Jackson was a little unsure about the beach. He did NOT like the water but he sure did like digging in the sand. One thing he absolutely loved though was the aquarium! Oh man, he had a blast there. He was a huge fan of the penguins and the sharks & sting rays. He kept running back & forth between both exhibits squealing with delight! We have it on video and I'll try to get it uploaded (don't hold your breath though). Our trip went by way too fast! I can't wait to go back!

Annie, Jackson, & Michael watching TV. Notice who has the remote!


We had a yummy dinner at this place one evening. So good!


This was our view from our table at the restaurant.


Jackson insisted on holding both Michael & Jerry's hand!
Such cute boys!


The Chess Master!


Picking seashells.


Trying to get Jackson used to the water. He wasn't having it!


Jackson's fave...the penguins!


Another one of Jackson's faves...the sting ray.


Jackson was so TIRED after the aquarium. He was out in no time with his penguin friend by his side. Michael picked it out for him. So sweet!


Another day at the beach!

4th of July

We spent the 4th of July with our friends Matt, Deborah, and Baby Bryce. They came over to our place for dinner. We hung out, ate, went for a walk, and then headed into the big city of Kyle to catch the fireworks. Good times, good times! Thanks so much to our friends Wendy & Ben for letting us sit out in their front yard to see the fireworks (they were out of town)! What a great view! Jackson loved the show!!

Here are a few pics I snapped of Jackson that day. He had on a really cute plaid red, white & blue button-up shirt over his red baseball shirt but got tired of it after while. So he ditched it and refused to let me put it on him again! What a goof!

Station 7

Jerry & Jackson went to visit Jerry's old crew over at 7's. I miss them and would really have liked to see them but I was forbidden to go as it was 'guys only'! Whatever! Anyway, they had a great time visiting with Kim, Dan, and Dave and Jackson got to take a few pics with Engine 7. Next time, this girl is totally crashing that guys only party and will be tagging along!

Water Play

One of Jackson's favorite summer time activities! He was running through the sprinkler and playing with his water table. I couldn't get good pictures because the kid was all over the place!!

A Lazy Afternoon

Just playing around on a lazy afternoon.

Busy! Busy!

I didn't realize it had been so long since I'd posted anything. We've been really busy around here. Grandma Flo was in town about 2 weeks ago and then we headed down to Galveston last week. So we've just been playing catch up around here. I've finally downloaded loads of pictures off my camera and will try to get back into regularly updating. Here are a few pics I found of Jackson on his 18 month birthday back on May 29th. He was doing one of his favorite things...playing with the water hose!

PaperBackSwap

So I don't know if any of you are already members but if you aren't, you should totally check out PaperBackSwap. It's a lot of fun! I've already swapped several books...for myself and for Jackson. If you sign up, please put me down as your referral (using my gmail address)!! I get credit for it & I sure could use some more books! :) Have fun!

So behind...yet again!

We've been busy around here so I'm falling behind on updates & posts. I've been meaning to post Jackson's 18 Month update as well but just haven't had the time. For now, I'll just post a few pix and get to the details a little later.

Jackson & Daddy in Lockhart

A New Fence

we fenced in our backyard...i'm so excited about it!

Picking tomatoes with Biso

Afternoon treats

I accidentally deleted my original post. Here's the redo.

So Jackson & I have recently been taking weekly trips to Sonic to enjoy a nice afternoon treat. We get either a Strawberry Cream Pie Shake or a Strawberry Cream Slush and a large order of tater tots. It's not the healthiest snack in the world, but gosh darnit it's good! I usually don't get to drink too much of the shake/slush as a little certain someone isn't too fond of sharing just yet. I'm pretty much just guaranteed a few sips here & there. Ah, it's okay, I don't mind. I just enjoy the fun little ritual we have going. So if you're ever looking for us or wondering where we're at, we're probably at Sonic (or Chick-fil-a for breakfast but that's a whole other post)!

Oops...

So I accidentally deleted a post about Jackson & I making a weekly Sonic trip for some treats. If you saw it, great! If not, oh well, I'm too lazy to redo the post right now. Maybe later! Stay tuned...

What happens in the crib...stays in the crib

So I wish I knew what happened the other night after I put Jackson to sleep at 7:30 because when I went up to check on him before I went to sleep at midnight this is what I found:

He had one arm in his shirt but the rest was up above his shoulder. It was a long sleeve shirt and I've never seen him attempt to take off his shirt. So who knows what happened! It's between him, Glo, and Cinko I guess!

Good friends

A couple of weekends ago we went to visit our good friends, Matt & Deborah, and their new baby, Bryce. We try to get together once a month with them but it had been about 2 months since we'd seen them being as they just had a new baby and all. Bryce was a doll! Jerry had some sort of magical spell over him because every time Jerry held him, he would fall asleep! I don't think Matt & Deb wanted Jerry to leave! Anyway, we had a GREAT time with them. We had some refreshing smoothies, snacked on my all time favorite dip (Matt's specialty), had a fantastic spaghetti dinner (really some of the best spaghetti I've ever had), and tried some wine, which we all agreed we did not like. None of us are wine drinkers though so who are we to judge! We topped it off with some lemon cake and called it a night! Can't wait to do it again!!


Here are a few pics I snapped:

Toddler park, shoulder rides, and turtles...oh my!

So that's what those ears are good for!

(sorry jerry, i just had to go there)

A little unsure of the turtle!

Outside outside aqua!

That's what Jackson says when it's time to go outside and play in the water. ;)